I haven't had this happen with radials as yet (knock on wood) but
did have it on the Goodyear Polyglass tires that were OEM on my
'71 RR 340 and blew the tread apart as a result of pressure built
up as the entrapped air bubble heated up. I was travelling at less
than 75 mph when it blew.
Bob
>----- Original Message -----
>From: John Neff <jndneff@texas.net>
>To: Dakota Mailing List <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>; DiRT <dirt@4x4wire.com>
>Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 11:01 AM
>Subject: [DiRT] Tire speration question
>I just got back from the tire shop to have my tires rotated/balanced and an
>alignment. It was pointed out to me that one of the stock Crapyear 31X10.5
>tires is starting to separate. The tire is out of round on the inside edge
>of the tread.
>
>Question: What's the likelihood this thing is going to fly apart on me? I
>have two 4000 round trip vacations planned for this year and I really don't
>want to have to deal with a tire explosion and the resulting body damage
>caused by one of these things coming apart at 75 mph.
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